Malaysian PM To Visit Britain On Bilateral Ties
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published January 17, 2019 | 02:16 PM
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad will undertake a working visit to Britain, the Malaysian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday
KUALA LUMPUR, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 17th Jan, 2019 ) :Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad will undertake a working visit to Britain, the Malaysian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
In a statement, the ministry said Mahathir was scheduled to deliver a speech at Oxford University on Jan. 18 and meet the secretary general of the Commonwealth on the same day.
"Among the issues to be discussed during their meeting are intra-Commonwealth trade and investment, good governance and preventing and countering extremism.
"The Prime Minister's visit aims to continue the long standing good relations that have been established between Malaysia and the UK. The visit is also expected to strengthen the bond of friendship and cooperation between the two countries," the statement added.
This will be the second working visit to the country by Mahathir since taking office in May last year.
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